The Crossbones Graveyard in Southwark, South London.
In mediaeval times the Crossbones Graveyard in Redcross Way, Southwark, was an unconsecrated graveyard for prostitutes or 'Winchester Geese' (the local brothels were licenced by the Bishop of Winchester) but by the 18th century it had become a general paupers' burial ground which closed in 1853. There was a proposal that the land be sold for development in 1883 prompting Lord Brabazon to write to The Times asking that the land be saved from desecration. The entrance gates to the site have become a place for people to leave messages and mementoes.
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Location: Southwark, London, England, UK
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